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Hello everyone, We’re delighted to share with you today a photo report of the latest planting, which took place at the beginning of December. It’s been a wonderful adventure, full of joyful moments of sharing with a group of volunteers full of energy and drive. As last year, we were…

Hello everyone! Today we’re sharing some news from Terra Livha. Although the summer months have been mostly devoted to punctual follow-up of last year’s plantings, they have not been without events, which have kept us busy. Before turning to the subject of future plantings, we’d like to share with you…

Dear friends of Terra Livha 🤗 We’re writing to you today to update you on the results of the competition organized by the Portuguese bank “Credito Agricola”, in which Terra Livha took part. This was the competition entitled “Dia Mais Sustentável” (More Sustainable Day), which aims to reward 4 social…

Dear friends of Terra Livha, It’s a pleasure to be able to share with you the latest progress, directly from the land. The month of May has been rich in collective effort and has resulted in some very fine achievements! At the beginning of May, a group of volunteers worked…

Hello everyone, We’re delighted to be able to share some good news from Terra Livha today. The very first olive harvest has taken place! It began in November and ended in December. As we were already very busy with the plantations launched in November, which require a lot of attention…

Hello everyone, We bring some news from the land. Over the winter we took the decision to protect certain areas of the old farm on the hill that are exposed to the rain. We had the opportunity to study the conditions of the walls of the ruin in more detail…

Hello everyone, Here is a short report of the first large-scale action undertaken on the land in November 2023. This article follows on from the previous one presenting the project to plant more than 6.000 trees and shrubs, and to prune trees over an area of 10 hectares, which you…

Hello everyone, We’re delighted to be able to share with you the first major operation planned in Terra Livha. As soon as we made the purchase of the land, in April 2023, we were able to start planning the project’s priorities. And knowing that the work leading up to the…

Hello everyone, here are a few updates on the renovation and extension of the old farmhouse in the centre of the land. This old building is partly in ruins and is located in the centre of the land. It is made of taipa (adobe/earth) and has a built surface area…

Following the discovery of the land in 2019, and the decision taken with the community, we had to start getting our hands dirty to make this beautiful project a reality😊 We decided to embark on self-financing the purchase, to keep the possibility of taking out a loan for the construction…

From the outset of the project, the issue of water was seen as fundamental to its success. With the potential long-term presence of several hundred people on this place for short stays, and with other 100 to 200 people permanently, it was always clear that this required significant water consumption,…

In September 2019, just as negotiations for the purchase of the land had begun, a group of us decided to go to the land, with the owner’s agreement, to carry on an in-depth visit of the entire property. This would take several days, as the land is vast and full…

Welcome to this first article of this blog, in which we share with you some of the actions that took place during the first phase of the project. As shared in more detail on the “Origin and development of the project” page, the vision for the project emerged in January…

Dear friends, we are pleased to launch a series of publications to share the progress of the Terra Livha project. Here, we’ll share a summary of the main activities linked to the project, so that everyone can keep up with the progress! If you would like to contribute or be…